Tom Stoppard Quotes

What is the society we wish to protect? Is it the society of complete surveillance for the commonwealth? Is this the wealth we seek to have in common - optimal security at the cost of maximal surveillance?

Tom Stoppard

Recitation: by Male by Female

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SocietyWishWealthSecurityProtect

I love hotels. I generally prefer smaller boutique hotels to large chains, especially when attention and wit has been given to interesting design elements and beautiful bathrooms.

Joanna Going

LoveBeautifulDesignInteresting

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.

Jewel

ParentsGenerationOurGivenAlso

When critics are waiting to pounce upon poetic style on exactly the same grounds as if it were prose, the poets tremble.

John Crowe Ransom

StyleWaitingCriticsSamePoets

In my mind, there is no reason public school reform should be a partisan issue.

Michael Bennet

SchoolMindReasonReformNo Reason

If we want politics to be the kind of arena where you're attracting and encouraging really competent people who do a job well because that's what they're supposed to do, then you have to pay them a salary that's commensurate with that.

Stephen J. Dubner

PoliticsJobPeopleYouWantKind

There are a few 'Raw Shark Texts' tattoos floating around the Internet now, so I'm gathering them up to post on my forum. It's a strange thought, knowing that readers are tattooing themselves with something I've created, but it feels wonderful to have added something that people care about to the world.

Steven Hall

PeopleWorldThoughtCareInternet

It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.

Simon Sinek

GoodIdeasWinAlwaysUpCome

Felixstowe, the United Kingdom's largest port, stops work only for Christmas Day and for crane-toppling Force 9 gales.

Rose George

WorkDayChristmasKingdomPort

The people that are proposing banning assault weapons, well, first of all they're already banned. Assault weapon is a fully automatic, those are already banned.

Ron Johnson

PeopleFirstWellWeaponWeapons

My position now, especially in this town, adds an element of skepticism with people you meet - especially girls. I mean, it becomes a lot more difficult.

Jason Biggs

PeopleYouNowMeetMeanDifficult

Jesus Christ is infinitely more than a great teacher and philosopher.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

TeacherGreatJesus ChristMoreThan

Radiation is relentless: my protocol is five days a week, 33 sessions altogether.

Christina Baker Kline

WeekRelentlessDaysRadiationFive

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